Long Way Home

I took the highway

but I took the exit late

Just to sit under the high-pressure

sodium glow

By a porcelain sink

full of plates I didn't break

I keep typing out a line

that you shouldn't know (mmmmm)

And I almost hit send

In the quiet of this kitchen with your ghost again

Yeah I'm holding my breath

Almost proud that I'm keeping the words in my head

There's soap drying on the counter

where you used to lean

Now I'm staring at a screen

till my eyes go grey

Yeah I'm petty enough

to leave the glasses clean

But I'm coward enough

to let the signal fade

And I almost hit send

In the quiet of this kitchen with your ghost again

Yeah I'm holding my breath

Almost proud that I'm keeping the words in my head (oh-oh-oh)

I took the long

way (hmmm)

Just to stay in the car